Crimes and Court<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BULAWAYO \u2013 In a brazen daylight robbery, three armed suspects made off with over US$18,000 and R151,000 from a bureau de change in Bulawayo\u2019s city center on Wednesday morning after disarming a security guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The highly coordinated heist occurred around 8AM at Nkolozi Investments, located on the first floor of the CIPF Building at the corner of Jason Moyo Street and 9th Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident, stating:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe three suspects walked into the complex and made their way to the bureau de change, pretending to be customers. They then unleashed a short reign of terror, attacking the guard and seizing his firearm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commissioner Nyathi revealed that the suspects demanded access to safes, took a remote key, tampered with the CCTV system to erase morning footage, and confiscated employees’ cellphones before fleeing. He noted the precision of the operation suggests possible inside involvement, stating:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe suspect this could be an inside job because of the precision with which the robbery was executed. However, I want to assure members of the public that it is only a matter of time before the suspects are apprehended.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A witness at the scene described the terrifying speed of the robbery:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt happened so fast such that there was no time to react. We were all shocked and temporarily immobilised by what was happening. I have never experienced such a scenario and it was really scary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident marks the latest in a series of armed robberies targeting cash businesses in Bulawayo. Last month, a foreign currency dealer was shot and injured before being robbed of US$4,000 and R60,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police have intensified crackdowns on armed robbery gangs and warned businesses handling large cash sums to enhance their security measures. This heist follows Zimbabwe’s largest cash robbery in years\u2014the US$4 million Ecobank heist in October last year\u2014highlighting the growing threat of organized criminal syndicates targeting financial institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Company officials declined to comment, citing ongoing police investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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